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More than half of consumers in the Euro area now use Chinese online platforms. Survey data from the European Central Bank show that in April 2026, exactly 51.7 percent of respondents said they used these providers to purchase goods from overseas. Chinese e-commerce platforms have thus firmly established themselves within the European retail landscape.

Welcome to Edition 9.08 of the Rocket Report! Some major news this week from the state of Louisiana, previously associated with space due to NASA’s aging Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans. Now the state has a chance to become the epicenter of SpaceX’s Starship program as the company plans to invest up to $100…